[fse-esf] Farooq Tariq Arrested

[Yannis Almpanis]

This is a message i received from Pakistan. I remind you that Farook Tariq 
was speaker in some seminars of the 4th European Social Forum.


    Farooq Tariq Arrested

    Dear all,

    General Secretary Labour Party Pakistan, comrade Farooq Tariq was 
arrested from his Lahore office by a heavy contingent of Punjab Police at 
1:30 p.m on Friday. He has been taken to garhi shahu police station, Lahore 
where he would be detained. It may be mentioned that Farooq Tariq and Labour 
Party Pakistan has been in the forefront in the on-going movement for 
restoration of chief justice of Pakistan, Iftekhar Mohammed Chaudhry. Farooq 
Tariq is among the leading activists organizing tomorrow’s reception in the 
honour of chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad choudhry.

    Farooq Tariq was a bit aware about his possible arrest as a news item 
has already been published about a list of persons may be arrested in daily 
jang. When he contacted the police station about the mention of his name in 
list of persons who might be arrested, the police officers denied this news 
item. So Farooq was relaxed and was doing his work as usual at party office. 
But suddenly a police van reached at 1.30 pm before his office and men in 
uniform rushed to his office to arrest him.

    Labour Party Pakistan thinks the purpose of the arrest is to stop LPP 
from exercising its democratic right to protest. We condemn his illegal 
arrest and demands immediate release. LPP tomorrow’s scheduled reception for 
chief justice Pakistan will be held at district courts according to the 
program.


    We will keep update regarding arrest of Farooq Tariq
    Regards,

    Khaliq shah on behalf of LPP

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